New York, Feb 7 - Ricky Martin, who is in New York these days getting ready for his return to the Broadway stage, will play a Spanish teacher in a popular television series "Glee".

Martin will play David Martinez, a Spanish teacher at the fictional McKinley High School in Ohio, and will perform the bilingual version of "Sexy And I Know It" by the LMFAO electro pop duo, along with the Madonna hit "La Isla Bonita" (Beautiful Island), his press agent said in a communique.

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London, Feb 7 - Actor Russell Crowe has thanked former "Baywatch" star David Hasselhoff for taking time out of his busy schedule to visit a children's hospital in Sydney.

According to contactmusic. com, Hasselhoff not only danced for the young patients at the Sydney Children's Hospital but also made them laugh by running in slow motion, singing and having pictures taken with them.

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London, Feb 7 - Johnny Depp has reportedly split from long-time girlfriend Vanessa Paradis as she was "absolutely convinced" the actor slept with Angelina Jolie.

Paradis believes Depp cheated with her with Jolie during the making of "The Tourist", and that was what tore their 14-year-relationship apart, reports contactmusic. com.

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London, Feb 7 - Actor George Clooney has been challenged for a wrestling match by Muppet character Miss Piggy at the British Academy of Film and Telivision Arts (BAFTA) Awards 2012.

The outspoken puppet star of the movie "The Muppets" is the official red carpet host of the film awards, and is looking forward to the possibility of meeting "The Descendants" star, who is dating former WWE wrestler Stacey Kleiber.

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London, Feb 7 - Rapper Jay Z has ended a legal battle over allegations that he failed to pay for his flights on a private jet.

Bosses at Air Platinum Holding sued the star in 2010 over claims he paid for just 37 of 55 hours of travel on the company's planes and left them with a $137,485 unpaid bill.

According to tmz. com, the lawsuit has now been dismissed. No further details were available but reports suggest the case may have been settled out of court. (IANS)

London, Feb 7 - Selena Gomez says her relationship with boyfriend Justin Bieber is like that of any other teenager. There is nothing starry about it.

"I'm just like every 19-year-old girl. If you're in love, you're in love to the fullest, and you just want to go to the movies, hang out, and be as normal as possible. I'm fortunate that I've found someone who has that philosophy," femalefirst. co. uk quoted Gomez as saying. (IANS)

Los Angeles, Feb 7 - Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's son Maddox is taking pilot lessons.

Jolie and Pitt are biological parents to five-year-old Shiloh and three-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. They have also adopted children Maddox, 10, Pax, eight, and Zahara, six.

"Our 10-year-old is taking pilot lessons," showbizspy. com quoted Pitt as saying. (IANS)

New Delhi, Feb 6 - After a brief stint on "Bigg Boss 5", Japanese Sumo wrestler Yamamotoyama is returning to India to participate in the ongoing "Ring Ka King" show.

Weighing 265 kgs, the retired wrestler showed off his flamboyant and friendly side in the "Bigg Boss" house, making his stay quite entertaining through his "Dabangg" dance, broken Hindi attempts, eating chicken from a bucket and snoring.

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Los Angeles, Feb 6 - Singer Leann Rimes underwent a minor surgery and the procedure has left her in pain. The 29-year-old had the operation last week, reports showbizspy. com.

"K, coming clean... I had minor surgery this week and I've been in SO much pain it's not even funny. Nothing major just annoying! Pain pain go away! When it's mouth pain and jaw pain it makes your whole head pound! Yuck," she tweeted. (IANS)

London, Feb 6 - Rapper Snoop Dogg has revealed that he was detained by Norweigian customs officers because his cash smelled of drugs but later they let him go.

Contactmusic. com reports that the rapper says he had been stopped for carrying too much cash as he entered the country for an appearance in Oslo.

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London, Feb 6 - Madonna's 12-minute performance at the Super Bowl left the audience spellbound.

The singer's medley during half time at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Sunday was a treat for all sports lovers around the world. The performance featured appearances from celebrities like Cee Lo Green, Lmfao, M. I. A. and Nicki Minaj, reports contactmusic. com.

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New Delhi, Feb 6 - Pakistani actress Veena Malik is controversy's favourite child but it would be unfair to judge the entire country on the basis of what she does in India, actor-singer Ali Zafar says.

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Mumbai, Feb 6 - Actor Sonu Sood, who became popular as Chhedi Singh in the blockbuster "Dabangg", won't mind playing a boxer on the big screen but in real life he would like to stay away from the boxing ring.

"If you are an actor, than it is not very safe to do boxing. We do it in films, but that is definitely not real action. If the actors get injured, the producers face a lot of loss," Sonu said at a World Series of Boxing match here.

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Mumbai, Feb 6 - Actor Sonu Sood, who became popular as Chhedi Singh in the blockbuster "Dabangg", won't mind playing a boxer on the big screen but in real life he would like to stay away from the boxing ring.

"If you are an actor, than it is not very safe to do boxing. We do it in films, but that is definitely not real action. If the actors get injured, the producers face a lot of loss," Sonu said at a World Series of Boxing match here.

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Mumbai, Feb 6 - After the stupendous success of "Agneepath", expectations are high for Karan Johar's next production venture "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu", but actor Imran Khan isn't nervous about it.

"No, the success and failure of another film doesn't affect our film in anyway. If somebody's film does well, it doesn't hurt us. If somebody's film fails, it doesn't help us," Imran said at an event here.

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Mumbai, Feb 6 - After the stupendous success of "Agneepath", expectations are high for Karan Johar's next production venture "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu", but actor Imran Khan isn't nervous about it.

"No, the success and failure of another film doesn't affect our film in anyway. If somebody's film does well, it doesn't hurt us. If somebody's film fails, it doesn't help us," Imran said at an event here.

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Mumbai, Feb 6 - Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he is shocked to hear about star cricketer Yuvraj Singh's illness and prays for his well being.

"Shocked to learn of Yuvraj Singh down with cancer.. Yuvraj if you read this, know that we all pray for you.. All shall and will be well," Amitabh wrote on his Twitter page.

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Mumbai, Feb 6 - Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he is shocked to hear about star cricketer Yuvraj Singh's illness and prays for his well being.

"Shocked to learn of Yuvraj Singh down with cancer.. Yuvraj if you read this, know that we all pray for you.. All shall and will be well," Amitabh wrote on his Twitter page.

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London, Feb 6 : Jennifer Garner says she found divorce a crushing experience and wishes she had known to wait for marriage until she was 30 years old or more.

The actress was in her twenties when she married actor Scott Foley, whom she divorced eight years ago.

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London, Feb 6 : Daniel Radcliffe has said that supporting his former favourites Liberal Democrats has become "unviable" since Nick Clegg became Deputy Prime Minister.

The actor was a vocal supporter of the party in the 2010 General Election.

"Nick Clegg has become a whipping boy," the Telegraph quoted him as telling Attitude magazine.

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